The Voyage of the Ship Rachel (1802-1805)

An Accounting in Canton, China - 10 Dec 1804

Note the share amounts for the Captain and each crew member, including Daniel Hartwell. Click on the image below to view the full document in a new window.

Source: "Peele Family Papers, 1753-1871", Box 4, Folder 1, MH 5, Finding Aid; Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.

Transcription:
Page 1
Sales of the Rachel skins at Canton
Settlement with this ???

Page 2
Account Sales of Seal Skins at Canton on account
And ?? of the owners of the ship Rachel - ???

16,493 Dried Seal Skins Sold to Ligua
   at 65 cents                     --- 10,720.45
534 Salted ditto at 40 cents --- 213.60
                                           --- 10,934.05
                                                  3,344.39
Anchorage 3,298.39
Boating            46.00
                    3,344.39
                                                                       7,589.66
                      Commissions at 4 pct.              303.58
                                                                       7,286.08

                       Errors Excepted

Canton, Dec 10th, 1804 
                                                    John Winn


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Settlement of the Ship Rachel Sealing Voyage at Canton

Names

Capt. Bunker
Henry Hilton
Peleg Clark
Perley Balch
Ebenezer Clarke
Joseph Hanks
Benjamin Cole
James B. Gilman
Henry White
A Eaton
Daniel Hartwell
Benjamin Cook
Nathaniel Varny
William Macy
John L. Phelps
William Gammon
James Andrews
Lemuel
William
Simon Freeman
Linus Commons
Ezekiel Fisk
William Brown
Saul P. Jones
William Bryant
Daniel McMillon
Banjamin Goldthwaite
John B. T

Pct

5.5%
3.5%
3.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%

Amount of their Voyages
400.73
255.4
218.58
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86
72.86

Paid them in Canton

Paid them in
America